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Bilag 4: Skitseret interviewguide.
Den interviewmetode, som er valgt til afhandlingen, er et semi-struktureret interview (Brymann
2004: 320). Det betyder, at jeg har startet mine interviews med et enkelt spørgsmål til at sætte
interviewet i gang, samtidig med at jeg har fulgt skitserede spørgsmål, som jeg har søgt svar på
i interviewet. Jeg har således fokuseret på at få afdækket de områder, jeg på forhånd var
interesseret i ved istandsættelsen af interview, men samtidig efterstræbt en fleksibel dynamik,
hvormed jeg har haft fokus på, at interviewpersonen har haft mulighed for at udfolde sine svar
frit. På den måde er den interviewede med til at guide retningen, og jeg får som interviewer
mulighed for at få mulige oplysninger, jeg ikke på forhånd havde interesse for(Bryman
2004:323).
Jeg udsendte en generel forespørgsel til potentielle interviewpersoner pr. mail. Den udsendte
mail så ud som følger:
Fra: Rasmus Gyldenkerne Nielsen
Emne: Request for interview. Serbia's political environment, elections and future perspectives.
Dear Mr/Ms ,
I, Rasmus Gyldenkerne Nielsen, Master Thesis-student from Copenhagen, Denmark is currently in Serbia to
follow the Presidential-, Parliamentary- and Local elections to gather empirical material for writing my Master
Thesis on Serbian Politics
After having read some of your articles brought in Serbian media, I have taken the liberty of contacting you
with the hope for conducting an interview of about 30-minutes, in order to get your personal assessment on
current trends in the Serbian Political Landscape, the prospects of further EU-integration or an alternative
political/economical focus as well as an overall perspective on the functioning of the political system in
Serbia.
I am a MA-student (MsSocSc) of Political Communication and Management from Copenhagen Business
School. I have worked as student for 2 years in the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs and for the time being
attached to the Royal Danish Embassy in Belgrade as a Communication student assistant.
I am currently looking in to personal accounts. I therefore sincerely hope that you will take the time and share
your current thoughts and ideas with me in an informal interview, which should take no more than 30minutes.
I guarantee a complete obligation to keep your accounts anonymous in case of request,
In case you would find interest in giving an interview, I am very flexible with regards to time, date and place,
and will remain in Belgrade to the 10th of June. I am available on below-mentioned contact info all day.
Looking very much forward to hearing from you.
Kind regards,
Rasmus Gyldenkerne Nielsen
Stud.(MSocSc) Political Communication and Management
Institute for Politics, Management and Philosphy
Copenhagen Business School
Phone: (DK)+45 26 21 70 15 / (RS) (+381) 062 8960569
Mail: r_gyldenkerne@hotmail.com / rasmni@um.dk
I forlængelse af forespørgslen ovenfor havde jeg udformet tre overordnede spørgsmål, som jeg
ønskede at stille de interviewede personer. Det første spørgsmål var primært igangsætter for
interviewet, hvorimod det sidste fungerede som afrunding, når jeg mente, at jeg havde fået de
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